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Hi, this is all new to me but as a 33 year old male who has two daughters and feeling fit and healthy to being told I have incurable cancer and could have months to live is quite a culture shock! It is scary, and I am worried about my family and what...
My husband had stage 3 aggressive bowel cancer 4 years ago . It was found after he had a month of not opening his bowels and after taking more and more laxatives a decision was taken to operate on what was thought to be adhesions from previous surgery...
Hi I’m new here , just wanted to join to get some advice on bile duct cancer , my husband got diagnosed in October 2021 he underwent a resection and had 80% of his liver removed , he done so well ev the doctors was shocked how well he recovered . He had...
Hi all, I'm hoping to reach out to some people in a similar situation to me to talk through treatments. I'm 28 and a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer with Liver Metastases. It's been very hard to take, not only because of my age, but...
Hi just wondering if anyone has had positive results (shrinking tumours) with oxygen therapy? I have secondary liver cancer which dispite lots of chemo and 2 operations keep growing back. I am still on chemo which is slowing it down but have been advised...
Hi not one to usually post comments on any site, but have just been diagnosed with stage 3 bowel/anal cancer that has spread to lungs and liver. Am struggling to get my head round it all and sway from doom and gloom days where I don't want to see anybody...
Hello everyone Early this year I had a diagnosis of liver metastases. Underwent GemCarbo chemotherapy, liver tumours had shrunk enough for a liver resection. However, the resection operation was interrupted as portal lymph nodes involvement seen...
My husband and best friend has been given at best 12 months, largely due to the Welsh NHS failing to do anything about his primary cancer. I am so angry, and so afraid for him, I don't know what to expect and I can't do anything to help.
My mum is 77 and has lost a lot of weight over the last 5 months. This has culminated on Friday night with her having a bad fall and being taken into hospital. We found her on the bathroom floor having driven to her as she wasn't responding tophone calls...
Following colon cancer, removal of tumour and spread to the liver, I’ve had 12 weeks of chemo. It hasn’t worked and cancer is growing on liver. I am due to have a biopsy abd then change of chemo. I will try for a second opinion.Apparently I have less...
